Learn to differentiate between myth and truth concerning children's pain. There are many common misconceptions of pain that should be dispelled.
Read about the long-term consequences of pain on a child, the importance of a child's pain management. A discussion of pain myths is included.
Learn how people with diabetes measure their blood sugar levels and why it is important to do so.
Checking blood sugar levels is the best way to tell how well your child is balancing their insulin, sugar from food, and exercise. Learn how to monitor this.
Find out why understanding the relationships between food, insulin, activity and high or low blood sugar readings is important for diabetes management.
Find out how you can measure blood sugar levels at home and why this is important for your child.
Sometimes events occur that can disrupt your child's diabetes routine and impact their blood sugar levels. Find out what can impact them and what you can do.
Learn the symptoms, causes and treatment of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, or low and high blood sugar levels.
Discover the sources and acceptable daily intake limits, if any, of sweeteners and caffeine.
Being sick can impact your child's blood sugar levels. Find tips on how to manage diabetes on sick days.
Diabetes is a life-long condition. Learn what causes it and what role insulin plays in the body.
Although there is no cure for diabetes, the condition can be effectively managed. Learn how to properly test and manage blood sugar levels.
Insulin allows sugar to be stored as energy. Learn what role insulin plays in diabetes management.
Exercise will have an impact on your child's blood sugar levels. Learn how to adjust insulin accordingly.
Maintaining a healthy diet is an essential part of diabetes management. Learn why it's so important.
Type 2 diabetes is less common in children and teens than in adults. Learn the signs of type 2 diabetes and how it is diagnosed.
Your child's meal plan must be flexible and realistic. Find out what you need to know before setting up a healthy meal plan.
Find out how to ease the symptoms of Hirschsprung disease with a high-fibre, low-sugar diet.
Insulin requirements will change as your child grows and develops. Learn why this is required and when to make adjustments.
An overview of what to expect when your child is diagnosed with diabetes, and you will need to learn to manage living with diabetes.
This March break, find out what you need to know about managing diabetes while on vacation or while your child is away at camp.
Find out how to adjust insulin doses at home using the sliding scale when your child is on a multiple daily injections (MDI) routine
Growth hormone deficiency affects the growth of bones, muscles and other body tissue. Learn about how it is diagnosed and treated.
Find out how to adjust your child's insulin doses at home when using a pump.
Find out what a hemoglobin A1c test is and why your child requires one.